Cardiomyopathy Associated with CD36 Deficiency: Role of F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis.

We herein report a patient with type I CD36 deficiency. The patient was initially suspected of having isolated cardiac sarcoidosis based on the presence of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia, delayed myocardial enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and diffuse accumulation of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) on cardiac positron emission tomography (PET). Our findings suggest that the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy associated with CD36 deficiency is often missed, highlighting the importance of a differential diagnosis of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis.

Fatal Arrhythmic Risks in Cardiac Sarcoidosis With Mildly Impaired Cardiac Function.

Background: The prognosis and later fatal arrhythmia in cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) with relatively preserved cardiac function were unclear.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the prognosis and arrhythmic events in patients with CS and mildly impaired cardiac function.

Methods: Data were collected from a nationwide Japanese cohort survey conducted in 57 hospitals (n = 420); 322 patients with CS with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >35% were investigated.

Benefit of lymph node dissection for perihilar and distal cholangiocarcinoma according to lymph node stations.

Background: The benefits of lymph node (LN) dissection at each station have not previously been fully investigated in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC) and distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC).

Methods: The efficacy index (EI) was calculated in patients who underwent surgery for PHCC (n = 134) and DCC (n = 135) by multiplying the frequency of metastasis to the LN station and the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate of patients with metastasis to that station.

Results: In PHCC, the frequency of metastasis, 5-year OS rates, and the EI in para-aortic LNs (4.

Morbidity after left trisectionectomy for hepato-biliary malignancies: An analysis of the National Clinical Database of Japan.

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the nationwide surgical outcome of a left trisectionectomy (LT) and to identify the perioperative risk factors associated with its morbidity.

Methods: Cases of LT for hepato-biliary malignancies registered at the Japanese National Clinical Database between 2013 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Statistical analyses were performed to identify the perioperative risk factors associated with a morbidity of Clavien-Dindo classification (CD) ≥III.

Survey on digital dependency, writing by hand, and group learning as learning styles among Japanese medical students: Assessing correlations between various accomplishments.

Background: Although digital learning devices have become increasingly more common in medical education settings, it remains unclear how they influence medical student learning styles and various outcome measures. This study aimed to assess student learning styles, specifically as they relate to digital dependency, writing habits, and group learning practices among current medical students.

Materials And Methods: This questionnaire study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University.